Quotations from Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948

Nonviolence
is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.Defense against charge of sedition [March 23, 1922]

Nonviolence
and truth (Satya) are inseparable and presuppose one another. There is no
god higher than truth.True Patriotism: Some Sayings of Mahatma Gandhi [1939]

Freedom is
not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.

There is
enough for the needy but not for the greedy.

It is better
to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak
of nonviolence to cover impotence.

Passive resistance
is an all-sided sword; it can be used anyhow; it blesses him who uses it
and him against whom it is used without drawing a drop of blood; it produces
far-reaching results. It never rusts and cannot be stolen. Competition between
passive resisters does not exhaust them. The sword of passive resistance
does not require a scabbard and one cannot be forcibly dispossessed of it.

I could not
be leading a religious life unless I identified myself with the whole of
mankind, and that I could not do unless I took part in politics.

Remember
that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.